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New research reveals the mechanics behind how breast cancer cells may invade healthy tissues.

Mechanics of breast cancer metastasis discovered, offering target for treatment

The most lethal feature of any cancer is metastasis, the spread of cancer cells throughout the body. New research, led by Penn State, reveals for the…
December 5, 2023
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A new method to change the direction of electron flow offers improvements for future electronic devices.

Electrical control of quantum phenomenon could improve future electronic devices

A new electrical method to change the direction of electron flow in some quantum materials could have implications for the development of next…
December 5, 2023
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NSF launches EducateAI initiative

The U.S. National Science Foundation is excited to announce the EducateAI initiative. The goal of the initiative is to enable educators to make high…
December 5, 2023
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Director's meeting with Saudi Arabia's minister of communications and information technology

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan

This week, U.S. National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan underscored the importance of investing in innovative science and…
December 1, 2023
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A view of epiphytic plants in a rainforest canopy; the plants face growing threats.

Epiphytes, plants such as moss and bromeliads found in trees, face growing threats

Orchids, mosses and ferns — or epiphytes, defined as nonparasitic plants that grow on other plants — are crucial for Earth's biodiversity and play…
November 30, 2023
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A new study's conclusions depend on long-term data on gray whale prey in the Bering Strait region.

Gray whale die-offs driven by food supply swings in changing Arctic conditions

A long-term Arctic biological data set maintained by University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) scientists has been instrumental…
November 30, 2023
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Research develops approach to making smaller, more powerful, safer electric vehicle batteries.

Researchers develop promising approach to smaller, more powerful, safer electric vehicle batteries

Two factors dominate the development of batteries for electric vehicles: power, which determines the vehicle range; and cost, critical in the…
November 28, 2023
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A lunar zircon grain under a microscope.

The moon is 40M years older than previously thought

By analyzing tiny lunar zircon crystals gathered by Apollo 17 astronauts in 1972, researchers recalculated the age of the Earth's moon. Although…
November 28, 2023
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This Jamaican fruit bat, Artibeus jamaicensis, has a short jaw, like many noctilionoid fruit-eating bats.

Fruit, nectar, bugs and blood: How bat teeth and jaws evolved for a diverse dinnertime

They don't know it, but Charles Darwin's finches changed the world. These closely related species — native to the Galapagos Islands — each sport a…
November 21, 2023
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Sensors capture calf muscles' electrical activity and tell a prosthesis which artificial muscle to flex.

Robotic prosthetic ankles improve 'natural' movement, stability

Robotic prosthetic ankles controlled by nerve impulses allow amputees to move more "naturally," thereby improving their stability, according to a new…
November 21, 2023
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